Curiosities: A 21st Century Thirst

In 2008 on the invitation of gallery curators, Rod Faulds and Stephanie Cunningham, Thirst designed Curiosities, an exhibition of recent Thirst.

Employing inexpensive materials along with student energy, the 4500 sq ft main gallery accommodated a dense presentation of our books, posters, interactive projections, 3D models, mono prints, and never before seen expressive ephemera.

The Curiosities poster appropriated bespoke typography from previous Thirst projects.

Exhibition visitors entered over a floor graphic that read A Room Full of Friends.

A blue corner was home to Playground, a book of alphabets designed to begin thoughts rather than sentences from Marian Bantjes, Ed Fella, Jennifer Stucker, Satoru Nihei, and many more. All type designs were originated in response to the Thirst invitation.

Two of over 575 Sumi ink drawings by RV were on display along with the primitive tools used to render the works. A book titled Notes to Self displayed the entire collection.

Lasercut foam, embroidery, lenticular printing, silkscreen, airbrush, and a gold foiled t-shirt.

An assembly of images and infographics dealing with public and personal identity.

Promotional books for Classic Color were among the many objects displayed in the vitrines.

Client: Self-Published

Service: Exhibitions